09/30/2014 – Taken from ARRL website
Actor and comedian Tim Allen now not only plays an Amateur Radio operator on television, he is one! Allen got his Technician license on September 4, but did not release the news until this week. In his weekly ABC comedy TV show “Last Man Standing,” Allen’s character Mike Baxter, is supposed to be KA0XTT, and the show has featured ham radio in some episodes. Continue reading
Please plan on attending the next Orange Park Amateur Radio Club meeting. We will be having a presentation on Solar products. This should be a great meeting.
We hope to see everyone there.
The website for more information and direction is http://www.oparc.net/.
Everyone checkout the SARnet website, this network goes across Florida.
Website Link: http://sarnetfl.com/
What is SARnet?
The Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) is a network of linked UHF voice repeaters that serves the State of Florida. The repeaters are operated by their local trustees and the network that connects them together does not interfere with the local use of the repeaters.
The key to this network is that it uses dedicated bandwidth that is separate from the internet. Statewide connectivity is achieved without the use of any commercial telecommunications services. SARnet does not use the internet, cellular telephones, or land lines.
JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM wrote this article on how to use the 145.825 MHz FM Packet Radio Digipeater on the International Space Station (ISS) http://www.ariss.org/uploads/1/9/6/8/19681527/k9jkm_2012_symposium_ver2.pdf
Mineo Wakita JE9PEL has produced an Easy Guide to UI-View32 and UISS http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ui32uiss.htm Continue reading
At this month’s Clay County ARES Meeting, Andy Elwell (K4AMF) did an excellent job of demonstrating the Virtual Radar from a Digital TV Dongle. This concept was published in the QST Magazine in January 2014. Thanks Andy, you did a great job!!!